food industry

Everyone's waiting and watching the Fiscal Cliff news this holiday season - and the affects of a "non-deal" would be staggering to the average American. And while everyone is aware of the approximately $2,500 increase on middle-income taxpayers, one fact has largely been ignored by the pr…

Hopefully you didn't use any of this on your salad over the Thanksgiving holiday; Officials from Newman's Own have recalled some of their Lite Honey Mustard Dressing - over concerns that it contains an ingredient that isn't listed on the label.

If you're like most people, you dine out for at least one meal a week in a restaurant. And, you'd like to think that the food and the environment is as safe and clean as your own home. Unfortunately, it's no surprise that they're not - and a recent study sheds light on the …

Two favorites from your childhood could be gone forever as the company that makes them gets ready to surrender to a strike that's held up operations for the past three months. Hostess Foods says that if an agreement wasn't reached by the evening of November 15th, they would be forced…

It was a win for the food industry along with farmers in Minnesota and Wisconsin as California voters rejected a vote to mandate labeling for food products that have been genetically modified. Part of the reason that the election went the way it did was an investment from the food industry to lobby …

A voluntary recall of Kraft Foods jalapeno-variety of string cheese has issued - with concerns that a thin layer of plastic film from the package may remain adhered to the product, resulting in a choking hazard.

Earlier this week, news reports from Europe and Great Britain were calling for a "worldwide bacon shortage" - brought on by a combination of the drought in the United States and new farming regulations overseas. American pork producers are telling fans of the smoky meat to st…

More Listeria concerns have caused Kroger to recall their bagged spinach products. The products in question were sold in 15 states - none of which include Minnesota or Wisconsin at this time. However, Michigan stores are included.

Whether you eat the long grain variety, the Arborio "risotto" style, a baby-style cereal, or even the infamous Rice Krispies - chances are your rice has some arsenic in it. Arsenic is a known human carcinogen.

Sugar is sugar is sugar -- right? Not exactly, and that - along with millions of dollars in profit - is what's at stake in the current sugar versus corn syrup debate.A lawsuit was recently filed by a group of corn syrup producers alleging that a sugar trade group is allowing their p…